Quotients and Remainders in Word Problems
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Objective
I can use division to solve word problems and understand what the whole number quotient and remainder represent in the context of the problem.
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Practice
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Explain in your own words what a remainder is in division.
Solve: 38 ÷ 7 = ? What is the quotient and what is the remainder?
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“There are 35 students going on a field trip. If each van can hold 6 students, how many vans are needed? Explain what the quotient and remainder represent. A baker makes 50 cookies. She wants to put them into bags with 8 cookies in each bag. How many full bags of cookies can she make? Explain what the quotient and remainder represent.”
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